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ForCounselors & LPCs

Activities and resources for child and teen counseling

PlaySpace gives counselors engaging tools for talk-based work with young people, along with notes and skill practice that are realistic for a full caseload.

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Scope of care · Counselors & LPCs

Support for your clinical goals

Choose an area of care to explore relevant activities, example goals and ways to use PlaySpace.

Area of care

Short-term counseling

Brief, focused support for stress, friendship and life changes.

How PlaySpace helps

Ready-to-use activities for 20-minute sessions.

Example goal

Student reports reduced stress after 6 sessions.

Features · Counselors & LPCs

How PlaySpace helps counselors & LPCs

Studio

Activities that suit their age

Teenagers disengage quickly from materials that feel childish. The activities are designed to feel appropriate for older students.

Alliance

Notes that fit a caseload

Alliance drafts your documentation, so reviewing a note takes much less time than writing one.

Alliance

Practice between sessions

Short exercises fit between classes and activities, which helps young people use their skills when they need them.

Your care day · Counselors & LPCs

Tools for your daily work

Choose tools for preparing activities, running sessions, reviewing notes and supporting families.

1Before the session
Studio

Build card sorts, scenarios and journaling prompts.

2In the session
Sessions

Meet in person or over video with activities on screen.

3Between sessions
Alliance

Draft notes and send skill practice as a Play Plan.

4Behind the scenes
Operate

Handle intake, consent and scheduling.

In practice · Counselors & LPCs

Ways to use PlaySpace

01Studio

A quiet first session

You open with a low-pressure card sort, which gives a reluctant student something to do before they are asked to talk.

02Alliance

A heavy week of appointments

You review drafted notes at the end of the day instead of writing each one from memory.

03Alliance

Grounding before an exam

The student has a short breathing exercise on their phone that they can open before a stressful moment.

FAQ

Questions, answered

More answers in the Quick start guide.

No. PlaySpace drafts notes, plans and summaries for you to review. Nothing reaches a family or the record until you approve it.

Explore more

Explore other roles, approaches and settings.

Across PlaySpace

Keep exploring

Ready when you are

See how PlaySpace supports counselors & LPCs.

Our clinical team will walk you through PlaySpace with examples drawn from your discipline and care setting.